Wah Medical College
Encyclopedia
Wah Medical College is a medical college affiliated to University of Health Sciences, Lahore
, Pakistan
. Located at Jinnah Avenue in the center of the Educational zone of Wah Cantt of the Punjab
province in Pakistan
. POF Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital.
It is a part of composite Medical Education Programme being run by POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Welfare Trust and POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Board Wah Cantt.
The College is approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) for MBBS training and is recognised by World Health Organisation.
(or hostels) for accommodation of students and professionals.
Each hostel has variable number of rooms, of following different types; cubes, bi-sitters and tri-sitters. A luxurious Mess
is present attached to the hostel.
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. Located at Jinnah Avenue in the center of the Educational zone of Wah Cantt of the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
province in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. POF Hospital is attached to the college as a teaching hospital.
It is a part of composite Medical Education Programme being run by POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Welfare Trust and POF (Pakistan Ordnance Factories) Board Wah Cantt.
The College is approved by Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC) for MBBS training and is recognised by World Health Organisation.
Campus
The new College campus covers almost 200 Kanals of land, adjacent to the teaching hospital, and is still going through its final construction measures, which by the end will have an estimated cost of Rs. 375.00 million. The New Campus constitutes the Following Facilities.Dormitories
The college has two DormitoriesDormitory
A dormitory, often shortened to dorm, in the United States is a residence hall consisting of sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students...
(or hostels) for accommodation of students and professionals.
- One hostels for male students.
- One hostels for female students.
Each hostel has variable number of rooms, of following different types; cubes, bi-sitters and tri-sitters. A luxurious Mess
Mess
A mess is the place where military personnel socialise, eat, and live. In some societies this military usage has extended to other disciplined services eateries such as civilian fire fighting and police forces. The root of mess is the Old French mes, "portion of food" A mess (also called a...
is present attached to the hostel.
Academic Block
- College Secretariat
- Basic Sciences Departments
- Pre-Clinical Departments
- Clinical Departments
- Department of Medical Education
- LibraryLibraryIn a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
- Computer LabComputer labA computer lab, also known as a computer suite or computer cluster is typically a room which contains many networked computers for public use...
- Skills Lab
- MI/First Aid Room
- CafeteriaCafeteriaA cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...
- Photocopy/Printing Room
- Book Shop
- Examination Hall
Departments
- Department of Medical Education
- Basic Science Departments
- AnatomyAnatomyAnatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...
- PhysiologyPhysiologyPhysiology is the science of the function of living systems. This includes how organisms, organ systems, organs, cells, and bio-molecules carry out the chemical or physical functions that exist in a living system. The highest honor awarded in physiology is the Nobel Prize in Physiology or...
- BiochemistryBiochemistryBiochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
- Anatomy
- Pre-Clinical Departments
- PathologyPathologyPathology is the precise study and diagnosis of disease. The word pathology is from Ancient Greek , pathos, "feeling, suffering"; and , -logia, "the study of". Pathologization, to pathologize, refers to the process of defining a condition or behavior as pathological, e.g. pathological gambling....
- PharmacologyPharmacologyPharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
- Community Medicine
- Forensic Medicine
- Behavioral Science
- Pathology
- Clinical Departments
- General medicine
- General surgeryGeneral surgeryGeneral surgery, despite its name, is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal organs, e.g., intestines including esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder and bile ducts, and often the thyroid gland . They also deal with diseases involving the skin, breast, soft...
- OphthalmologyOphthalmologyOphthalmology is the branch of medicine that deals with the anatomy, physiology and diseases of the eye. An ophthalmologist is a specialist in medical and surgical eye problems...
- ENTOtolaryngologyOtolaryngology or ENT is the branch of medicine and surgery that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of ear, nose, throat, and head and neck disorders....
- Anesthesiology
- PediatricsPediatricsPediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician...
- DermatologyDermatologyDermatology is the branch of medicine dealing with the skin and its diseases, a unique specialty with both medical and surgical aspects. A dermatologist takes care of diseases, in the widest sense, and some cosmetic problems of the skin, scalp, hair, and nails....
- Obstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecologyObstetrics and gynaecology are the two surgical–medical specialties dealing with the female reproductive organs in their pregnant and non-pregnant state, respectively, and as such are often combined to form a single medical specialty and postgraduate training programme...
- Radiotherapy
- UrologyUrologyUrology is the medical and surgical specialty that focuses on the urinary tracts of males and females, and on the reproductive system of males. Medical professionals specializing in the field of urology are called urologists and are trained to diagnose, treat, and manage patients with urological...
- NeurosurgeryNeurosurgeryNeurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spine, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system.-In the United States:In...
- OrthopedicsOrthopedicsOrthopedics is the study of the musculoskeletal system. The Greek word 'ortho' means straight or correct and 'pedics' comes from the Greek 'pais' meaning children. For many centuries, orthopedists have been involved in the treatment of crippled children...
Future Plans
- AuditoriumAuditoriumAn auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances at venues such as theatres. For movie theaters, the number of auditoriums is expressed as the number of screens.- Etymology :...
- 600 seats (Underconstruction) - GymGymThe word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...
nasium and Sports Area - MosqueMosqueA mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
Students' Societies
Following are some student bodies in Wah Medical College.- WMC Sports Society
- WMC Literary Society
- WMC Dramatic Society
- WMC Bilingual Debating Society
- WMColians' Blood Donor Society
- WMC Media and Publication Society
- Wah Medical College Flood Relief Campaign